A redneck joke is a joke about
redneck
''Redneck'' is a derogatory term mainly applied to white Americans perceived to be crass and unsophisticated, closely associated with rural whites of the southern United States.Harold Wentworth, and Stuart Berg Flexner, ''Dictionary of American ...
s—working-class, rural, southern white Americans.
These jokes can be a form of
classism
Class discrimination, also known as classism, is prejudice or discrimination on the basis of social class. It includes individual attitudes, behaviors, systems of policies and practices that are set up to benefit the upper class at the expense of ...
, depending on the teller.
Jeff Foxworthy
Jeffrey Marshall Foxworthy (born September 6, 1958) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and radio and television host. He is a member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, with Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall, and formerly Ron White. Known f ...
is a
comedian
A comedian (feminine comedienne) or comic is a person who seeks to entertainment, entertain an audience by making them laughter, laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting foolishly (as in slapstick), or employing prop c ...
that specializes in telling redneck jokes.
For example:
*"If you've ever cut your grass and found a car, you might be a redneck."
*"If you've ever been too drunk to fish, you might be a redneck."
*"If you've ever made change in the offering plate ... guilty ... you might be a redneck."
*"If you have no cars that are mobile and 14 cars that aren't, then you might be a redneck."
See also
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Hillbilly
''Hillbilly'' is a term historically used for White people who dwell in rural area, rural, mountainous areas in the United States, primarily in the Appalachian region and Ozarks. As people migrated out of the region during the Great Depression, ...
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Blonde joke
Blonde jokes are a joke cycle based on a stereotype of a dumb blonde woman.
These jokes about people, generally women, who have blonde hair serve as a form of blonde versus brunette rivalry. They are often considered to be derogatory as many ar ...
References
Appalachian culture
Society of Appalachia
Culture of the Southern United States
Ethnic humour
Joke cycles
Ozarks
Stereotypes of rural people
Stereotypes of the working class
Stereotypes of white Americans
Archetypal fools
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